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RE: [TR] DOT 5 and ABS

To: "'Tim Hutchisen'" <hakhutch@adelphia.net>, "'Scions of Lucas'"
Subject: RE: [TR] DOT 5 and ABS
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 12:32:44 -0700
> Air does not move easily through silicone 
> fluid, and when you shock the fluid, any air bubbles tend to 
> become smaller bubbles. During an ABS stop, the rapid action 
> of the solenoid valves shocks the fluid."

So in other words, if you have air bubbles in the brake lines, the brakes
don't work so good.  Someone should tell Tom Birch that is true whether or
not you have DOT 5 ...

Randall - Waiting for the ABS brakes to have a problem, so I can try DOT 5
in them.


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